[Incubator] gdal status

[Cameron Shorter]

Paul,
Thinking from a new user's point of view.  One of the requirements a new 
user is likely to be looking for is a level of comfort that our licence 
statement is kosher.  (This is why we have invested so much time in the 
code provanence review).

I'd suggest that we will want to be able to say to users "You are safe 
to use all OSGeo projects".
I also think we shouldn't confuse users by adding an extra 
classification.  What we might be able to do is put a progress bar next 
to each project going through the incubation process.  I'm thinking 
about about a page which shows:
   OSGeo Projects
     AAA
     BBB
   Projects in Incubation
     CCC 80% complete
     DDD 80% complete
     EEE 20% complete

However, having said all this, I'm ready to be convinced otherwise.  It 
is easy for me to make these stipulations upon Mapbuilder which is still 
new.  It will probably be a lot harder for older projects.

Paul Spencer wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I thought a review of the current status of GDAL would be in order.   In 
> summary, GDAL is essentially ready for graduation with the  exception of 
> a number (22) of issues of code provenance.
> 
> I have a question about this part of the process.  If the project has  
> gone through the process of the provenance review and identified  
> suspicious code with reasonable vigor, is this sufficient to graduate  
> the project (if they meet the other criteria), or should graduation  be 
> delayed over these (potentially minor but time consuming) issues?
> 
> My feeling is that due diligence (on the part of OSGeo) has been done  
> at this point, which is the role of the IncCom.  In an ideal world, I  
> would end up reporting on this every week or two, generating  
> unnecessary churn and holding up an incubation spot for another  
> potential project.  OTOH, I can see the argument against officially  
> accepting a project that has not yet cleared up the known issues.
> 
> Perhaps we need one more step in the process, which is to graduate a  
> project like this to 'provisional pending completion of the listed  
> items' status so we can get it out of incubation?
> 
> The details:
> 
> Code Provenance:
> 
> There are 22 outstanding issues listed in the code provenance review.
> 
> Project Governance:
> 
> GDAL has established a governance model, a PMC and a set of  documented 
> processes for making decisions.  This appears to be  actually followed 
> as well :)
> 
> Developer Community:
> 
> The developer community appears to be functioning in a manner that is  
> aligned with the "OSGeo Way", although I have not noticed a  significant 
> amount of activity that would indicate this one way or  the other.  This 
> is partly because there have been no contentious  issues brought up that 
> would test the system (since I have been  actively watching the project).
> 
> Smoke Test and Automated Builds:
> 
> I have not asked Frank about this, but I don't think there is  anything 
> quite this formal, although there are tests that can be  manually run 
> prior to a new release.
> 
> Code Commiters Agreement:
> 
> not applicable.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
> 
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